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: 5. puk VOJIN / 5. пук ВОЈИН'') was an air reconnaissance and guidance regiment established in 1955 as 275th Air Reconnaissance Regiment, part of the

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History

The 275th Air Reconnaissance Regiment was established on June 8, 1955, from 105th Air Reconnaissance Battalion and 109th Air Reconnaissance Battalion with command at

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. With "Drvar" reorganization plan in 1959, regiment was redesignated in to 5th Air Reconnaissance Regiment. The regiment participated in combat operations in Slovenia and

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in 1991. Later that year it was withdrawn to

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. The regiment's command had to be transformed on January 20, 1992, to 2nd Air Reconnaissance Regiment, with command at

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, but due to the

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which started the same year, its establishment has never been completed.Dimitrijević, Bojan. ''Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992''. Beograd, 2006, p. 390.

Assignments

3rd Aviation Corps The 3rd Mixed Aviation Corps (''Serbo-Croatian: 3. mešoviti avijacijski korpus / 3. мешовити авијацијски корпус'') was an aviation corps of the Yugoslav Air Force established in 1949 as 3rd Aviation Corps (''Serbo-Croatian ...

(1955–1959) *

5th Air Command The 5th Air Command (''Serbo-Croatian: 5. vazduhoplovna komanda/ 5. ваздухопловна команда'') was a joint unit of Yugoslav Air Force. History It was established by the order from June 27, 1959, year due to the "Drvar" reorganiz ...

(1959–1964) * 5th Air Defense Zone (1964–1966) * 15th Air Defense Division (1966–1986) *

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(1986–1992) * 2nd Corps of Air Force and Air Defense (1992)

Previous designations

*275st Air Reconnaissance Regiment (1955–1959) *5th Air Reconnaissance Regiment (1959–1992)

Commanding officers

* Colonel Anton Požeg * Colonel Himzo Malohodžić * Colonel Nikola Robić * Colonel Živorad Grbović * Lt. Colonel Borivoje Kovač * Colonel Milenko Stojkovski

References

{{Reflist Regiments of Yugoslav Air Force Military units and formations established in 1955 Military units and formations disestablished in 1992 1955 establishments in Yugoslavia